Tigernan

Can't find the answer to this so if someone could point me to it if I missed it. Any fix for the bouncing tanks when using the replacement pack? And related, sometimes the M1 is about a foot off the ground as it drives past, is that a graphics issue on my part or something with the replacement pack? Thanks, Tigernan Not as lean, or as mean but always a Marine.

Howdy All, I just started playing with the tools and am starting a small project but I have an issue. When I try to view the model I get the following errors then the viewer shuts down. First Error No Entry '.cfgWorlds' Second Error Shaders not valid (mismatche of exe and data?) Third Error - after the shutdown of the viewer External Viewer: Attach failed No viewer found. I've tried reinstalling the BIS tools and I have tried reinstalling ArmA then the BIS tools, neither has helped. Any assistance on this would be greatly appreciated. Tigernan Not as lean, or as mean but always a Marine.

@King Homer From what I remember; the M827 was actually the XM827 and was being tested at roughly the same times as the XM829. The XM829 won out and became the APFSDS-T round of choice. Nothing to back this information up however. Just my aging memory. @T Bone The listing of rounds I posted earlier is accurate as of April 24th, 1994 according to the "U.S. Army Data Sheets on Artillery, Ammunition, Guns, Howitzers, Mortars, Recoilless Rifles, Grenade Launchers and Artillery Fuzes" [TM 43-0001-28] And in 1996 I can say that most major Marine Corps installations had all of the listed items in some quantity because the magazine dumps were phasing most of it out or scheduling it for disposal or to be transfered other smaller facilities. If you can't get a copy of that technical manual let me know I can provide whatever info you need that it has. Will help out in any way I can, even though I was a lowly LAV crewman and not a real tanker. Tigernan Not as lean, or as mean but always a Marine.

From what I understand load outs are mission dependent and vary from operation to operation so I am not sure if there are standard load outs for specific roles. On a side note did you mean to say the M68A1 gun? Cause that is the 105mm rifled cannon on the original M1 Abrams. The 120mm smooth bore is the M256. And the only M483A1 I know of is the 155mm howitzer DPICM but I have been out of the Corps for a very long time. What I do know about and can only provide data for are the following: 105mm tank rounds: M392 & M392A2 APDS-T, M392A2 M494 APERS-T M900 APFSDS-T M457 Dummy M393A1 & A2 HEP-T M456 Series HEAT-T M456A2 HEAT-T-MP M416 Smoke, WP-T M467 TP-T M490 TP-T M393A1 TP-T M490A1 TP-T M724 & M724A1 TPDS-T M728 APDS-T M735 APFSDS-T M774 APFSDS-T M833 APFSDS-T DM128 TPCSDS-T 120mm tank rounds: M829, A1, A2 & A3 APFSDS-T M830 & M830A1 HEAT-MP-T M908 HE-OR-T M831 & M831A1 TP-T M865 TPCSDS-T But unfortunately the data I have is not on load outs but just the round itself; propellant, weight, size, etc. Let me know if I can be of assistance though. Tigernan Not as lean, or as mean but always a Marine.

Hey Mateck and T_bone... I had a thought. Now I know you guys are getting busy and all but if you ever revisit the HA I was wondering how hard would it be for there to be a Commanders menu option to be able to see what the gunner sees in his gun sights? I thought about this the other day because in an LAV the commander has a gun sight so he can assist in targeting. I know there are overrides so the Tank Commander can move the turret but I think that would be much harder to implement than to just allow the TC to see what the gunner sees. SSgt T Not as lean, or as mean but always a Marine.

Looks great to me T Bone. I like the dirt on the skirt. Only thing that looks odd is that God awful US Army on the rear hull. Tigernan Not as lean, or as mean but always a Marine.

Ok, Got the CH_Markings_base = blah... command to work now. Just set it on a trigger with the command in it. Thanks Mateck, it worked. Any chance of getting you to stick hidden objects on some Cobra's and F/A-18s for us so we can put tail numbers and pilots names and call signs on the aircraft? LOL. Tigernan Not as lean, or as mean but always a Marine. P.S. If I had a clue how to mess with the config I would, but toying with those scare me.

Howdy, Just got back from the pub and thought of something while I was there... don't M1A1 series tanks have smoke grenade launchers? As well as the ability to produce screening smoke? Is that something difficult to incorporate into a future version of the HA? Tigernan Not as lean, or as mean but always a Marine.

Wait, which mod loads last? Tigernan Not as lean, or as mean but always a Marine.

That is what I thought... Ok, the setObjectTexture worked fine with the smiley face. But your CH_Markings_base and CH_Markings_turret did not work like they did before. Just a heads up. Thanks for taking the time to work with an old dumb grunt. Tigernan Not as lean, or as mean but always a Marine.

Wait, Are you talking about the ch_m1aaha.intro mission? Didn't see any smiley faces in that but I might be looking in the wrong place. In your post when you said you added custom textures are you talking about adding them with setObjectTexture? Or selecting existing ones with the CH_Markings_base? I couldn't get setObjectTexture to work before but will try it again just in case. Tigernan Not as lean, or as mean but always a Marine.

Howdy, Thanks for the quick update. Though I ran into a small issue. The CH_Markings_base = blah... no longer works on my models. Tried creating a new map and putting in a new tank and using the line to select specific markings but it still doesn't seem to work. I deleted out the old files and then put the new ones in. And placed the extended event handlers into my arma addons folder. Figure I am doing something wrong. Tigernan Not as lean, or as mean but always a Marine.

Howdy, If the tank is replaced in the mission/map from the start then everyone that loads has to have it as per the ArmA standard. We do that on our (15th MEU Realism Unit) training server. As for the replacement pack, we run into the same issue Alex mentioned about the jumping tank. Most our members that use the replacement pack during our latest Combined Arms Excersize on the drill server, mentioned that they saw hopping tanks. Tigernan Not as lean, or as mean but always a Marine.

Awesome work. Now just need you to make the Marine LAV series of vehicles. Ok, ok, just joking. All you have to make is the LAV-25. Sorry couldn't resist; I spent six years of my life practically living out of one so miss it dearly in the ArmA environment. So just touching up the ammo counts to get them close to the listed amounts? Tigernan Not as lean, or as mean but always a Marine.

5 Seconds?!?! Oh man that is agonizing. Would love it though, that way on the rifle range the shooters have five round magazines to fire each stage of the course. But on topic; love your mod Mateck. Eagerly await the next installment. Tigernan Not as lean, or as mean but always a Marine.

Coax ready box holds 2800 rounds but if 2000 is easier on the scripting and will cause less hair loss or it turning grey I say go with it. 2000 is more than enough for a string of fire. Unrelated question, is it hard to change the ammo count in a magazine for the game? I have a rifle range that simulates the Marine Corps known distance course but I want the "shooters" to only start with five rounds in a mag. Tigernan P.S. Never got the setObjectTexture to work either.

Just a side note. The reason the M1A2 did not have remote firing capabilities for the tank commanders gun was not completely because someone decided it wasn't necessary. It was because the space the fire control mechanism used on the M1A1 had to be re-tasked for part of the computerized command and control systems in the A2. It was a mater of what they thought was more important to the tank. Computerized, coordinated battlefield information transmitted at real time or the TC being able to go boom. So I have been told by a friend of mine who was a tanker. So not a completely reliable source. Tigernan Not as lean, or as mean but always a Marine.

Thought I might share a couple of our changes I did for our unit. Symbol indicating a vehicle in the 2nd Platoon of either Delta, Hotel or Lima Company: Marine markings with hull number: Link to bigger Marine marking picture. Can't get the thumb link to work so doing this instead. Custom tank name and symbol (well; not symbol, I just turned the existing one white): Semper Fi, Tigernan Not as lean, or as mean but always a Marine. P.S. Added those into the actual ch_m1abrams.pbo since the setObjectTexture still does not work for me, regardless if done after mission start up.

Ah, makes sense now. I guess the HC I am used to from my days might be the same thing as an HA. Or it could also be that my memory is faulty and I remember HC clear as day when I am supposed to be remembering HA. But back to the mod, just wanted to say that every tanker, a few pilots and some infantry guys in my realism unit for ArmA absolutely love the new tank. Especially now that I got our tanks to show the realistic chevron for our unit and our tank names. They are all infighting about what each tank should be named so I can get it put up on the barrel. I even put a Marine designator and a tank number on the rear hull where the US Army is. Something like 'USMC 515253' and even changing the number by one digit for each of our tanks. So far only gripe has been that the loader doesn't actually have to select load... but that is a minor issue to our guys. And I am thinking it's only cause they have nothing else to complain about. Respectfully, Tigernan Not as lean, or as mean but always a Marine. P.S. And in our 'field tests' it took 2-3 hits on a front angle and 1-2 in a rear angle to destroy the tank with Sabot. And +1 or 2 with HEAT. At 500 meters. Oh, and our tankers love that it takes anywhere from 5 to 30 seconds for the tank to blow once disabled.

Howdy, I know I am new but hope this helps. According to the Marine Corps Warfighting Publication (MCWP) 3-12 dated 12 June 2000; the M1A1 has the following information listed: Ammunition Quantity: 120mm (for main gun) 40 rounds [but we all knew this] 7.62mm (for coaxial machinegun, M240) 10,000 rounds 7.62mm (for loader’s machinegun, M240) 1,400 rounds Caliber .50 (for commander’s machinegun) 900 rounds UKL8 series (smoke grenades for grenade launcher) 24 grenades 5.56m (for rifle, M-16) 210 rounds 17 of the main gun ammo are in the ready rack and not ammo storage but that isn't from the MCWP, just remembered that off the top of my head for some reason. No clue were I learned it so definitely not official or I guess even useful for this mod, sorry. Enjoy, Tigernan Not as lean, or as mean but always a Marine. P.S. What does the HA mean in the designator? I've heard of M1A1HC (for Heavy Common) but not HA.

Thanks Mateck. Though I wished I had checked the forums sooner. I got fustrated with the setObjectTexture thing that I went in and added my custom textures into your base list for use with the CH_markings_base/turret line. But was afraid of how that would effect things in multiplayer. Your solution will make things a ton easier as I can use your stock pbo's as is without causing issues. Thanks a lot. Tigernan

Howdy, Awesome new piece of gear to add to our arsenal. Love the random markings. But I must be doing something wrong when trying to set custom markings cause they are not showing. I'd hate to take up this thread with basic scripting stuff so if anyone familiar with using the setObjectTexture command could PM me it would be greatly appreciated. Tigernan Not as lean, or as mean but always a Marine. Platoon Sergeant, 15th MEU Realism Unit

I do not believe that anyone said they had that 8800.. but I will double check tomorrow when they are on.

Howdy All, I searched around trying to find the answer but I'm not real good at searching for stuff so figured I would try just asking. I have created a rifle range that simulates the distances on Marine Corps rifle ranges; 200, 300 and 500 yards. I am new to mission and multiplayer creation so ran into a problem. I have the red pop up targets down range. At 200 and 300 yards everyone can see the targets fine. However, when people back up to the 500 yard line; certain people loose the targets. Everyone has to set the object detail on very high. Then they have to pull up the iron sights and zoom in (hold breath) to see the targets. Problem is that this only works for some people and not others. I can set every video setting to low/disabled and only set object detail on very high and I can zoom in and see the targets. But other players can't. We have walked though and checked to see if their object detail was set on very high and their view distance use up around 600meters but some people just cannot see the targets. It is weird because the people that can't see the targets have some of the same video cards as those that can. Any help would be appreciated. Respectfully, Tigernan Not as lean, or as mean but always a Marine. "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmond Burke

Negative, server runs 1.08. Now if 1.09 is out of beta then we will load that. But currently it runs 1.08.